SpaceX Launches "Falcon Heavy," The World’s Largest Rocket

The New York Times reported that SpaceX successfully launched their Falcon Heavy rocket Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch was originally slated to occur at 1:30 pm, but was postponed to 2:20 pm and then again to 3:45 pm, due to weather concerns.

The Falcon Heavy rocket is an upgrade to SpaceX’s commonly used Falcon model -- which has “two additional Falcon 9 boosters, which triples the thrust at liftoff,” helping it carry the world’s largest payload. The successful launch means that SpaceX will be able to carry bigger loads to space, and is one step closer to Elon Musk’s mission to bring people to Mars.

johndplorable Yes, it was Musk's personal Tesla Roadster. Usually for first tests of new rockets, they only send up concrete or metal slabs to simulate payload weight. SpaceX just wanted to have some fun with the first payload.